The Take: The killing of Aysenur Eygi
What happened to the latest American peace activist killed by Israel?
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, an American-Turkish peace activist in the occupied West Bank, was shot in the head and killed by Israeli forces earlier this month. Her name joins the list of American activists and journalists killed by Israeli forces over the past two decades. What does her death mean for the fight for accountability from Israel and the US?
In this episode:
- Mariam Dag, volunteer, International Solidarity Movement
- Ameer al-Khatahtbeh (@ameer), friend of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi
- Prem Thakker (@prem_thakker), political correspondent and columnist, Zeteo News
- Cindy Corrie (@rcfoundation), mother of Rachel Corrie
- Craig Corrie (@rcfoundation), father of Rachel Corrie
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Tamara Khandaker and Shraddha Joshi with Duha Mosaad, Ashish Malhotra and our host, Natasha Del Toro.
The Take production team is Amy Walters, Ashish Malhotra, Catherine Nouhan, Chloe K. Li, Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh, Hisham Abu Salah, Khaled Soltan, Manahil Naveed, Marcos Bartolomé, Phillip Lanos, Sarí el-Khalili, Sonia Bhagat, Shraddha Joshi, and Tamara Khandaker.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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